Web-Based Technologies

Summary

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Get to know the “ins” and “outs” of your favourite websites with our Certificate IV in Web-Based Technologies that provides training in the design, development, build and administration of websites through a wide range of website technologies. This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to pursue a career in web development, technical writing, and web support administration.

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Detail

Students will partake in a 12 month course with a mix of vendor specific, vendor neutral, and trainer-developed materials that focuses on website maintenance, design, monitoring, and security. Individuals will also learn the basics of creating technical documentation and reports, ensuring the best website performance for users, and how to analyse business needs.

This course uses a blend of vendor specific, vendor neutral, and trainer-developed materials.

The course is conducted over a 12 month period; within a self-paced online learning environment. Upskilled uses MyUpskilled to manage the delivery and assessment of your course. This means you can learn at your own pace.

Work experience or formal qualifications you have may count towards your course. If you have previously undertaken study at a recognised institution or have some relevant work experience, you might gain credit towards specific units in a course; shortening the time you have to study. You can send your application for Credit Transfer or RPL during the enrolment process.

regular training and assessment contact will be maintained by Upskilled in conjunction with the participant and their employer (where applicable). Critical dates during the program will be identified for participants to ensure compliance to assessment due dates, and attendance at monthly webinars as required.

Outcomes

This qualification suits individuals who are seeking to specialise in either design and production or the management and administration of websites, corporate intranets and extranets. Possible job titles include:

Web developer

Technical writer

Webmaster assistant

Website coordinator

Website or Web support administrator

Assistant web designer

Additionally, this qualification could give you several career, vendor and/or further study outcomes. After completing this course, you could explore some of the following outcomes.

The pathways available to learners who undertake this qualification include the Diploma of Website Development or a range of other diploma qualifications.

This course might include a pathway to university. University pathways are current at the time of publishing but are subject to change.

​Southern Cross University is a progressive, young and connected regional research university, with vibrant campuses in northern New South Wales and the southern Gold Coast. They offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and many are available in a dynamic online form. Upskilled has an articulation agreement in place with Southern Cross University which will guarantee entry and credit transfer into the following Degree/s after successful completion of select Upskilled qualifications. For more information on SCU Articulations click here.

This qualification covers the learning content for the following Vendor Certifications:

MTA: Database Fundamentals

MTA: HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals

MCSA: SQL Server 2012

All recommended learning materials for these certifications are provided in this Upskilled Certificate, Microsoft Learning also recommends that you have hands-on experience with the product along with studying these materials.

* Vendor Certifications are current at the time of publishing but are subject to change.

Subjects

This qualification consists of the below units of competency. All competencies must be successfully completed to attain the qualification.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to participate in work health and safety (WHS) communication and consultation processes.
It applies to individuals who participate in WHS communication and consultation processes as part of their work health and safety responsibilities, which are in addition to their main duties.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine client business system requirements and verify the accuracy of the information gathered.
It applies to information and communications technology (ICT) personnel who are required to analyse client expectations and needs, and recommend business system changes.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain professional and ethical conduct, as well as to ensure that personal information of stakeholders is handled in a confidential and professional manner when dealing with stakeholders in an information and communications technology (ICT) environment.
It applies to ICT personnel who are required to gather information to determine the organisation’s code of ethics, and protect and maintain privacy policies and system security.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design a website to specifications, within a particular technical and human interface environment.
This unit applies to individuals who are responsible for analysis, documentation and design, including identifying the technical and human computer interface requirements that drive design.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to ensure that a website is accessible to users with auditory, visual, mobility, and cognitive impairments, and those people who use assistive technology.
It applies to individuals who use analysis and technical skills, to build and test websites.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to transfer content, from a remote location to a web server, using a range of commercial information and communications technology (ICT) products. The objective is the successful upload of new, or revised, information on a website.
It applies to individuals who are required to update websites.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine a client’s current and future internet service providers (ISPs) needs.
It applies to individuals working in information and communications technology (ICT) who take responsibility for comparing and evaluating internet service provider (ISP) services, and are technically adept and proficient communicators, with a broad knowledge of internet technologies.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a text editor to design, create and save web pages to a given specification, rather than using an authoring tool.
It applies to individuals working as web designers and developers who interpret client briefs, generate a framework for internet information, and are resourceful in their application of technology in using a markup language.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to ensure that a website maintains performance levels during peak traffic times, and full use access.
It applies to individuals who use planning and analytical skills to maintain and improve website performance.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and implement procedures, which measure the performance of a website, and compare these procedures to the initial design specifications.
It applies to individuals who may use significant judgement in planning, design, evaluation, technical or leadership and communications functions in frontline technical support roles.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide high-level assurance, that websites can be effectively and efficiently provisioned and deployed live, in a systematic manner.
It applies to individuals employed as web designers and web developers who are involved in testing the effectiveness of websites.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide basic website server, and protocol security appropriate to the level required by an organisation.
It applies to individuals employed as web maintenance staff who are required to ensure that a website meets basic security requirements.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design, develop and test a database in order to meet a specification.
It applies to individuals who may be either database, or web designers, required to create a simple database to store information for an online application, using a simple entity relational database.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop cascading style sheets (CSS) that are attached to a markup language document, in order to externally define, and control, styles to enhance and achieve commonality between web documents.
It applies to individuals who are required to layout and ensure consistency of appearance between web pages.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop interactive and engaging websites, using a range of features from various, appropriate languages.
It applies to individuals working in web development environments who are required to produce client-side scripts as a common means of creating interactive websites. These scripts offer an effective simple means of enabling websites to provide greater interaction with clients.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to produce server-side scripts for dynamic web pages, using a range of relevant features from different but appropriate languages.
It applies to individuals working as web designers who apply a wide range of knowledge and skills across different information and communications technology (ICT) environments to support small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that require broader, rather than more specialised, ICT support.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to produce structured query language (SQL) statements to work with server-side scripts, enabling web designers to interact with web server databases.
It applies to individuals who are employed as web designers responsible for creating server-side interaction with dynamic web pages, using SQL as a means of communicating with the database.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to articulate, present and debate ideas in a work or broader life context using creative techniques in order to provoke response, reaction and critical discussion.
This unit applies to individuals who contribute and present ideas that may be complex in nature and may relate to new products, services, processes or creative works using a degree of risk taking and storytelling.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to create technical documentation that is clear to the target audience and easy to navigate.
It applies to individuals working as technical writers, designers, developers and support staff who are required to produce technical support documents of their work.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support the management of low risk, straightforward information and communications technology (ICT) projects within an organisation.
It applies to individuals who may work under supervision but have responsibility to ensure workflow is planned and completed in line with requirements.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to create and develop storyboards for a broad range of digital content, including video, film, animation and interactive media.
It applies to individuals who break down content, stories or scripts into discrete elements and visualise creative concepts in collaboration with a creative production team. Storyboard artists, designers, producers and information architects can create storyboards, depending on the type and scale of production. In the film and television industry, people creating storyboards work closely with directors.

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